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Originally Posted by lostalex
Absolutely.
My brother once though I was in an abusive relationship because I used to play wrestle with my boyfriend and we were very physical. We used to hit each other and play around like that all the time. It was completely harmless and I loved it. There was nothing abusive about it and he was the nicest sweetest guy in the world. But my brother was convinced this was the wrong relationship for me. (i suspect it might have had something to do with the fact that he was black)
Your family only see less than 5% of your relationship. Its impossible to judge someone else's relationship just from the small amount you see of them around you. It's stupid to try to judge.
You know your own relationship, you shouldn't let other people tell you how to feel about someone.
That being said, if my brother started dating a crack ***** who had 3 kids by 3 different guys, I'd have something to say about it... 
so maybe i'm a hypocrite? |
..I think that's the thing though, Alex..I do agree that only the two people in the relationship, truly know what it is but being 'distant' from it can mean that you have a more objective view, say for instance, if you felt that the partner was very controlling...but I guess as family, you won't ever be objective because you're naturally biased...